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Wine: White wine
Taste: Dry
Volume: Medium
Min. alcohol: 10.5%
Mandatory Storage: Min. 18 mos.
Storage potential: 6 years
Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa Sauvignon Riserva DOC has the same grape composition as its non-barrel aged little brother, namely Sauvignon grapes (90-100%) and Malvasia di Candia and/or Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Chardonnay grapes.
This is a straw-colored white wine, with a typical, delicate and pleasant bouquet. The taste is dry, fresh and soft, with a balanced body and notes from the barrel. This is a tasty and distinctive white wine.
The minimum mandatory aging period is 18 months, of which at least 6 months in wooden barrels starting November 1st of the harvesting year.
A barrel-aged dessert wine, Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa Sauvignon Passito DOC, is also available.
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